Maxwell Baronets
The Maxwell Baronetcy of Calderwood was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1627.
The Baronetage of Nova Scotia was devised in 1624 as a means of settling the plantation of that province.
King James I announced his intention of creating 100 baronets, each of whom was to support six colonists for two years (or pay 2000 marks in lieu thereof) and also to pay 1000 marks to Sir William Alexander, to whom the province had been granted by charter in 1621.
The purchaser was Sir James Maxwell (died c1670).
The 2nd Bart died without issue.
The 3rd Bart was son of Colonel John Maxwell who died in Dunbar in 1650.
The 6th Bart died without issue. The 7th Bart was son of Alexander Maxwell of Leith, third son of 4th Bart.
In 1885 James Maxwell, 9th Baron Farnham succeeded his distant relative as eleventh Baronet of Calderwood.
The title passed to Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham and continued to the descendents of Baron Farnham
- Sir James Maxwell, 1st Bart of Calderwood (d c1670)
- Sir William Maxwell, 2nd Bart of Calderwood (c1640 - 1703) son, no issue
- Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Bart of Calderwood (d 1716)
- Sir William Maxwell, 4th Bart of Calderwood (d 1750) son
- Sir William Maxwell, 5th Bart of Calderwood (d 1789) son
- Sir William Maxwell, 6th Bart of Calderwood (1748 - 1829) son, no issue
- Sir William Maxwell, 7th Bart of Calderwood (1754 - 1837)
- Sir William Alexander Maxwell, 8th Bart of Calderwood (1793 - 1865) son, no issue
- Sir Hugh Bates Maxwell, 9th Bart of Calderwood (1797 - 1870) brother
- Sir William Maxwell, 10th Bart of Calderwood (1828 -1885) son, no issue
- 12th James Maxwell, 9th Baron Farnham
- 13th Somerset Henry Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham (1849-1900)
- 14th Arthur Kenlis Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham (1879-1957)
- 15th Barry Owen Somerset Maxwell, 12th Baron Farnham (1931-2001)
- NR Simon Kenlis Maxwell, 13th Baron Farnham (b 1933)
As of 30 June 2006, the present holder of the barony has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. The case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage
Read more about Maxwell Baronets: Maxwell of Myrton Castle, Monreith Estate (1681), Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Maxwell, Later Heron-Maxwell Baronets, of Springkell (1683), Maxwell, Now Stirling-Maxwell Baronets, of Pollock (1682/1707)
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